List Of Mountains In Wheatland County, Montana
There are at least 10 named mountains in Wheatland County, Montana. * Bartleson Peak, , el. * Bluff Mountain, , el. * Cinnamon Peak (Montana), , el. * Coffin Butte, , el. * Elephant Rock, , el. * Haystack Butte, , el. * Indian Butte, , el. * Oka Butte, , el. * Suicide Hill, , el. * Wild Horse Butte, , el. See also * List of mountains in Montana This is a list of mountains in the state of Montana. Montana is the fourth largest state in the United States and is well known for its mountains. The name "Montana" means mountainous in Latin. Representative James Mitchell Ashley ( R-Ohio), sugge ... Notes {{Wheatland County, Montana * Wheatland ...
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Mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are Monadnock, isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountain formation, Mountains are formed through Tectonic plate, tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through Slump (geology), slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce Alpine climate, colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the Montane ecosystems, ecosys ...
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